Yaqui music

Yaqui music is the music of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora. Their most famous music are the deer songs (Yaqui: maso bwikam) which accompany the deer dance. They are often noted for their mixture of American Indian and Catholic religious thought. The first recordings of Yaqui music, including thirteen deer songs, where made by Frances Densmore in 1922.

Yaqui music

Yaqui music is the music of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora. Their most famous music are the deer songs (Yaqui: maso bwikam) which accompany the deer dance. They are often noted for their mixture of American Indian and Catholic religious thought. The first recordings of Yaqui music, including thirteen deer songs, where made by Frances Densmore in 1922.